First Play: Shovels & Rope, Swimmin’ Time

Shovels & Rope is comprised of two formerly solo singer-songwriters, Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent﻿. Partners in music and in romance, the Charleston, South Carolina﻿-based duo combine their individual songwriting chops, a whole lot of chemistry, and a variety of influences to make a rare, hard-to-resist musical boil.

The husband-and-wife duo won a pair of 2013 Americana Music Awards on the strength of their second record, O' Be Joyful. Their highly-anticipated new album, Swimmin' Time, will be released on August 25, but you can stream it in the player above until then.